Girls, Girls, Girls Part 3

The Crue had to prove themselves every time they released a new record in the ‘80s. So many people would write them off & say their time had come . . . & then the next record would be another huge success. This 1987 Faces article asks Crue fans what they expected of the boys after the almost drastic image & sound change on the previous record, Theatre Of Pain.

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Circus caught up with Nikki in early ‘87 to talk about the new record, the songs (‘Five Years Dead’ came from a novel), the upcoming tour, an early run-in with computers & a recent slag from hero Steven Tyler when he saw Nikki wearing one of his 1970s-styled suits onstage:

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Go back to the dirty '80s and early '90s and experience the Crue during their Decade of Decadence through the pictures, articles and video of a vintage Motley collection. Read classic interviews and articles about the Crue and view pin-ups and posters from Metal magazines like Circus, Hit Parader, Rip, Metal Edge, and Blast! as well as Rock pins, t-shirts, scrapbooks, records, trading cards and more. In 2019 celebrate 38 years of The Sleaze Patrol!

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Sleaze Photo Credits

Motley Crue's photo sessions & live shots proved to have almost as much impact as their records. Although many of the pinups & posters featured at this blog have photo credits that can be seen by blowing up the image, not every one can be traced so here is a list of some of the many photographic artists whose work is featured at the Sleaze Patrol Files: